Novel Fluid Management System for Microfluidic Devices

用于微流体装置的新型流体管理系统

• 批准号: 6937506
• 负责人: ALAN J CISAR
• 金额: $ 10.57万
• 依托单位: LYNNTECH, INC.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2005-09-15 至 2006-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6937506
• 关键词: biomedical equipment development; electrochemistry; microfluidics; miniature biomedical equipment

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Microfluidics is a valuable tool in the development of new technologies for diagnosis and/or treatment of patients. One of the most difficult problems to bring microfiuidic products to the market place is fluid management. Currently microfiuidic devices rely on miniature pump arrays, check valves, etc. to manage fluid movement, which contribute to a higher cost in manufacturing and use of microfiuidic systems, particularly a microfiuidic system designed to be disposable. Therefore there is a need to develop a cheaper more efficient fluid management system to help bring more microfiuidic devices to the market place. Lynntech proposes to develop a novel fluid management system for microfiuidic systems that uniquely combines an array of inexpensive electrochemical pumps with miniature inflatable bladders to move multiple fluids in the microfiuidic chip. The Phase I project will focus on the fabrication and demonstration of the feasibility of the electrochemical pump array to displace fluids in a microfluidic chip. During the Phase II project, Lynntech will further optimize the electrochemical pumps and build a fully integrated prototype.

描述（由申请人提供）： 微流体是开发用于诊断和/或治疗患者的新技术的宝贵工具。将微流控产品​​推向市场最困难的问题之一是流体管理。目前，微流控装置依靠微型泵阵列、止回阀等来管理流体运动，这导致微流控系统、特别是设计为一次性的微流控系统的制造和使用成本更高。因此，需要开发一种更便宜、更高效的流体管理系统，以帮助将更多的微流体设备推向市场。 Lynntech 提议为微流控系统开发一种新型流体管理系统，该系统独特地将一系列廉价电化学泵与微型充气囊结合起来，以移动微流控芯片中的多种流体。第一阶段项目将重点关注电化学泵阵列在微流控芯片中置换流体的可行性的制造和演示。在二期项目中，Lynntech将进一步优化电化学泵并构建完全集成的原型。